May 8, 2024
Race to save Iron Age settlement from the sea

Race to save Iron Age settlement from the sea

Archaeologists in Orkney are in a race against time to excavate an Iron Age roundhouse before it is lost to the sea.

The Swandro site on Rousay could hold key information about the life of people from the Picts to the Vikings – but every time the tide comes in, another vital part of history is swept away.

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